A new way to to transition

John Guilfoil

4 years ago

In 2013, Mayor Thomas M. Menino decided not to seek an unprecedented sixth term in office. The election that followed was one thing, but Boston had not turned the keys over to a new mayor in more than two decades.

Typically, a three-ring binder is left for the next mayor to review — to see how the City works. That wasn’t going to do this time.